Firm News

DBusiness Magazine recently announced its Top Lawyers selections, an elite list of attorneys recognized for their outstanding skills and talents. For 2017, four of our Sommers Schwartz colleagues were included: Charles Ash III Richard Fox Robert Sickels Norman Tucker All four attorneys have appeared on the list in multiple years, and Mr. Tucker has been selected… Read More

Like many metropolitan areas across the country, poverty is a fact of life for many underprivileged people in Detroit. Fortunately, Cass Community Social Services is there to help. CCSS helps those in need by providing food and access to health care, housing, and jobs, a mission it began in 2002. According to its website, the… Read More

Sommers Schwartz, P.C. is proud to announce that 18 attorneys from the firm have been selected to the 2016 list of Super Lawyers. Fewer than 5% of the lawyers in Michigan are selected by the research team at Thomson Reuters to receive the Super Lawyers honor. More impressive is that all of our attorneys on… Read More

We are pleased to announce the addition of four talented attorneys to our ranks: Associates Charles “Rob” Ash, IV and Rod Johnston are part of Sommers Schwartz Complex Litigation Group, representing plaintiffs who have been wrongfully denied wages and overtime pay and other Fair Labor Standard Act claims. Parker Stinar joins the firm’s Personal Injury,… Read More

Sommers Schwartz is committed to helping our community, and this summer, we’re pleased to be an Employer Partner with the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) organization. As an Employer Partner, Sommers Schwartz has hired a recent graduate of Chandler Park Academy who will attend Western Michigan University in the fall. Senior Shareholder Dan Swanson will… Read More

Sommers Schwartz sadly announces that Steven J. Schwartz died on April 2, 2016 after battling illness. Steve was a former Senior Shareholder and Of Counsel to the firm, and a guiding force in its growth and success over the years. “Steve was one of the pre-eminent business and taxation attorneys in Michigan and elsewhere,” said… Read More

We are pleased to announce that Jay Yasso has been named a senior shareholder at the firm and that Tad Roumayah has been elevated from associate to shareholder. Jay practices in our Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Commercial & Intellectual Property Litigation Groups, and over the course of his 20-year career, he has litigated, mediated,… Read More

Sommers Schwartz is pleased to announce that Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller was named a Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Up & Coming Lawyer.” The publication held an award luncheon on December 17th to celebrate Lisa and the other members of the 2015 class. According to the selection criteria, the honor is awarded to attorneys “who are establishing a name… Read More

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